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Glossary A

Japanese term or concept that refers to an infant"s feeling of total dependance on his or her mother and presumption of the mother"s love and indulgence

Amantadine is a synthetic antiviral agent that also has strong antiparkinsonian properties. It is sold in the United States under the brand name Symmetrel, and is also available under

Ambience refers to the psychological reaction (mood, feelings, emotions) evoked by a Setting ("ambience").

Ambient environment refers to the Sensory surroundings, including temperature, odor, and sound.

Deutsch: Umgebungsstress / Español: Estrés ambiental / Português: Estresse ambiental / Français: Stress ambiant / Italiano: Stress ambientale /

Ambient stress refer to chronic environmental conditions that, although not urgent, are negatively valued and place adaptive demands on people.

In psychology, ambiguity refers to a lack of clarity or definiteness in information or stimuli. Ambiguity can arise from vague or unclear statements, conflicting information, or complex and confusing situations.

Ambiguous loss refers to a Condition in which death is uncertain because there is no verification of death, as when a soldier is missing in action and there is no body, or when a per

Ambivalence refers to mixed positive and negative feelings or simultaneous attraction and repulsion.

Ambivalence also refer to positive and negative Values that often exist simultaneously; can refer to uncertainty about taking a particular direction or frequent vacillation between two (2) different perspectives or courses of action ; one of the "four A’s” used to identify the Splitting of the external reality in schizophrenia. (see Eugen Bleuler)

The other "A's are: Affect, Autism and (loosening of) Associations.